Stories
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The birth of Britain's National Health Service
Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.
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The birth of the public museum
The first public museums evolved from wealthy collectors’ cabinets of curiosities and were quickly recognised as useful vehicles for culture.
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Fleeing fear, defying prejudice
As teenage refugee Sedra Al-Yousef grappled with rebuilding her life and education in another country, at the same time she used compassion and humanity to demolish populist anti-refugee myths.
- Long read
Healthy scepticism
Healthcare sceptics – like those opposed to Covid-19 vaccinations – often have serious, nuanced reasons for doubting medical authorities.
Catalogue
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Learning from our well-being evaluation : findings from year 4.
Date: 2012- Books
Health, well-being, and social inclusion : therapeutic horticulture in the UK / Joe Sempik, Jo Aldridge, and Saul Becker.
Sempik, JoeDate: 2005- Books
Palace House : National Heritage Centre for Horse Racing & Sporting Art, Newmarket : winter 2014/15 project update.
Date: [2014]- Books
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The lottery pamphlet, or the wheel of fortune laid open to the public; or, thoughts on state lotteries: to which is added, the history of the public funds of England.
Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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An Act for redeeming the fund appropriated for payment of the lottery tickets which were made forth for the service of the year one thousand seven hundred and ten, by a voluntary subscription of the proprietors into the capital stock of the South-Sea Company; and for raising a sum of money to pay off such debts and incumbrances as are therein mentioned; and for appropriating the supplies granted in this session of Parliament; and to limit times for prosecutions upon bonds for exporting cards and dice.
Great Britain.Date: 1719]